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PostThu Jul 12, 2018 2:12 pm

https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/blackmagicegpu/

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out today at 699$ (695€) exclusive at apple store.
interestenting section of FAQ on BMD site

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Re: Blackmagic eGPU

PostThu Jul 12, 2018 2:14 pm

Radeon Pro 580 (8GB), which is < GTX 1060. Maybe in Resolve it performs well.
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Blackmagic eGPU

PostThu Jul 12, 2018 3:06 pm

Blackmagic is now selling their own external Thunderbolt 3 GPU. Though I’m glad they put one out, I’m disappointed that you can’t swap the gpu inside.
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PostThu Jul 12, 2018 3:16 pm

Well I wonder if someone could crack it open and swap it, even if it's not 'supported'. I would imagine they are just using a standard pcie card with maybe a custom gpu and custom cooling. Obviously it wouldn't be easy to do but it might be possible.

Anyone know how a 580 compares to a 1080 ti in egpu for resolve?
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PostThu Jul 12, 2018 3:16 pm

There was a recent OS update for Macs that added official support for eGPUs; it didn't take BMD long to capitalize on it. I suppose this could be a first step toward modular Mac Pro, but it looks more like a solution for all the MacBook Pro owners who can't run Resolve well because of the relatively puny internal GPUs on those machines. This makes Resolve a much more feasible option for people who want/need to use a Mac laptop. Obviously you're not likely to be lugging this thing around with you in a briefcase, but when you need to sit down at a desk in front of monitors and do serious editing and color grading, this would make it possible.
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Re: Blackmagic eGPU

PostThu Jul 12, 2018 3:18 pm

Seriously disappointed it doesn't include a built-in Decklink Mini Monitor.
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PostThu Jul 12, 2018 3:37 pm

Too bad it isn't for Windows too.
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PostThu Jul 12, 2018 3:38 pm

Yes, they could add HDMI/SDI output from this box which would be serving a role of monitoring solution. In this case it would have to be some bespoke solution (which takes signal from eGPU and changes to video signal, so data doesn't need to travel to host machine).
Other option is to add "standard" BM card, but then you would need 2x TB3 to host machine as single link would be not fast enough.
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Re: Blackmagic eGPU

PostThu Jul 12, 2018 3:46 pm

Andrew Kolakowski wrote:Other option is to add "standard" BM card, but then you would need 2x TB3 to host machine as single link would be not fast enough.

Not necessary. With Resolve all output frames are generated on the GPU so they can simply be DMA'd to the Decklink and no roundtrip to system memory is required. I'm pretty sure it is already implemented this way.
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Re: Blackmagic eGPU

PostThu Jul 12, 2018 3:53 pm

Doubly interesting because I'm reading that Final Cut Pro can't use the eGPU integration in MacOS yet....
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Re: Blackmagic eGPU

PostThu Jul 12, 2018 3:54 pm

Micha Clazing wrote:
Andrew Kolakowski wrote:Other option is to add "standard" BM card, but then you would need 2x TB3 to host machine as single link would be not fast enough.

Not necessary. With Resolve all output frames are generated on the GPU so they can simply be DMA'd to the Decklink and no roundtrip to system memory is required. I'm pretty sure it is already implemented this way.


Yes, maybe this is possible, but it's not obvious in case of "standard" BM card. It should be possible with bespoke solution though.
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PostThu Jul 12, 2018 3:57 pm

Byron Dickens wrote:Too bad it isn't for Windows too.


The GPU in it is too old to be of interest to Windows users who can use current generation AMD GPUs (Vega) or nVidia cards.

Kind of sad really; even the just announced today MacBook pro still has that geriatric GPU in it, while AlienWare is offering an overclocked hexacore i9 in its 15" laptop, but teamed with an nVidia 1080 GPU... in the same price range.
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PostThu Jul 12, 2018 4:05 pm

It's clearly targeted for Apple, so this is probably why it's AMD. Fact that it's bit outdated and non-replaceable model is bad news. Use of modern card would require Apple to work hard on new drivers and compatibility. Looks like Apple is more busy with new emoji design and other crap like this.
I don't see this product being really interesting compared to any other eGPU boxes. I'm sure all other eGPU boxes will get proper support on Mac if this is now official feature.
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PostThu Jul 12, 2018 4:12 pm

Andrew Kolakowski wrote:It's clearly targeted for Apple, so this is probably why it's AMD. Fact that it's bit outdated and non-replaceable model is bad news. I don't see this product being really interesting compared to any other eGPU boxes. I'm sure all other eGPU boxes will get proper support on Mac if this is now official feature.


A lot of them already have proper support. BMD's is more attractive and has a better than usual port cluster... but it's still not in the ballpark of, say, an AlienWare 15 decked out with an overclocked hexacore i9, a 1080 GPU, 32GB ram, and an eGPU using AlienWare's proprietary bus connector with another 1080 in it, though sourcing a 1080 would raise the price of AlienWare's eGPU chassis higher than BMD's, due to the cost of the GPU. The chassis itself is only around $250. It would be cool if BMD opened this chassis up for those who would prefer to choose their own GPU... or maybe BMD plans a higher spec model with a modern GPU in the future.
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PostThu Jul 12, 2018 4:26 pm

To bo honest- I don't really get why it has to be so nicely designed. Are you really going to keep it on top of the desk? It's not a monitor which is cool when nicely designed.
I rather had it hidden somewhere underneath desk, so there is no noise and I have clean desk and no cables.
For me totally miss-designed product. It's shiny for no reason, except to follow Apple style.
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Re: Blackmagic eGPU

PostThu Jul 12, 2018 4:31 pm

Andrew Kolakowski wrote:To bo honest- I don't really get why it has to be so nicely designed.


Because it's for Mac users. There's a long history of third-party products being designed to look good with Macs (same materials, colors, etc.). Plenty of us Mac users don't care how our computers look and could care less about appearances, but plenty of others are into the design and want everything to look consistent.
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PostThu Jul 12, 2018 4:34 pm

I don't mind it when product has to be on the desk (eg. monitor). For eGPU for me it's not needed at all.
It reminds me theses pictures (where fact it's nice box or not actually looses its argument :D ):

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I rather prefer this approach:

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Re: Blackmagic eGPU

PostThu Jul 12, 2018 4:44 pm

I googled it and it's <GTX 1060 overall. Not sure how it translates to Resolve.
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PostThu Jul 12, 2018 5:27 pm

Andrew Kolakowski wrote:I don't mind it when product has to be on the desk (eg. monitor). For eGPU for me it's not needed at all.


Sure, but I think this is the scenario BMD has in mind:

1. The new Pocket 4K camera is going to be very popular.
2. The new Pocket comes with Resolve Studio for free.
3. Lots of MacBook Pro users will be disappointed to find that their machines can't run this "free" program.
4. For only $700 they can (if they have a recent MacBook Pro with Thunderbolt 3) run Resolve without having to buy a whole new computer.
5. For those who care about these things, the eGPU is coordinated with the standard MacBook design and aluminum/black look. You can put it on your desk if you like and it'll look coordinated with your other Apple devices.

The little booklet that came with the "trashcan" MacPro in your photo actually says something like "Don't hide this computer under the table!"
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PostThu Jul 12, 2018 5:48 pm

Only 700$ :)
I don't mind its "nice" design. In the same time I would be more happy if it would be plain aluminium box, but with well designed cooling and ability to change GPU. Not sure if this would offset "design" costs.
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PostThu Jul 12, 2018 5:58 pm

Andrew Kolakowski wrote:Only 700$ :)


When you're comparing buying an eGPU so you can run Resolve on your existing computer vs. spending $3,000 or more on a new MacBook Pro (that still wouldn't be able to run Resolve very well, even the new models released today), or spending $6,000 or $7,000 on an iMac Pro that will run it with no problems, $700 seems like not much money.

Everything is relative. :)
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PostThu Jul 12, 2018 6:01 pm

Brad Hurley wrote:...
The little booklet that came with the "trashcan" MacPro in your photo actually says something like "Don't hide this computer under the table!"


Mac is not hidden- other elements are and eGPU can be definitely one of them. Sometimes form goes over the content and I feel like this eGPU falls into this category :)

I'm converted Mac user (after many year using Windows), but recently I'm starting to dislike Apple's decisions.
Have work Mackbook Pro (15inch with touch bar) and older 13inch model. Problem is that I 10x prefer older model- new keyboard is terrible (lid is more flimsy and screen gets keyboard marks after closing it!), touch bar is about useless, battery way worse, gets to hot (with default fan aggressiveness), some body elements can actually cut you (I'm surprised that it passes all safety checks).
Recent announced models seems to keep this trend. Apple starts to produce form over the content and BM product also feels like this. Just a small complain :) Will leave pricing out of it as this is another big issue with Apple products in Europe.
Maybe solution is hackintosh as I like OSX system (will miss Apple's touchpad though!)
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Re: Blackmagic eGPU

PostThu Jul 12, 2018 6:03 pm

Brad Hurley wrote:
Andrew Kolakowski wrote:Only 700$ :)


When you're comparing buying an eGPU so you can run Resolve on your existing computer vs. spending $3,000 or more on a new MacBook Pro (that still wouldn't be able to run Resolve very well, even the new models released today), or spending $6,000 or $7,000 on an iMac Pro that will run it with no problems, $700 seems like not much money.

Everything is relative. :)


Well- as much as I like Apple for every day usage I would never invest such a money to run Resolve. Sorry- this is simply not acceptable. This eGPU doesn't really change it much for me. Whole thing is still massive compromise- again form over content!
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PostThu Jul 12, 2018 6:31 pm

Machine needs Thunderbolt 3 for start+OSX has to be 10.13.5+, so NO.
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PostThu Jul 12, 2018 7:01 pm

Ya, afraid only MacBooks Pros from 2016-present and iMacs and iMac Pros from 2017 will be able to use it. Because those are the Thunderbolt 3 models.

Heard Apple is updating the Mac Mini this year. Hopefully they at least add one Thunderbolt 3 port to the refresh.
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PostThu Jul 12, 2018 7:03 pm

It's a very attractive looking band-aid, meant to cover the fact that Apple has refused until quite recently to offer well-performing machines.
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PostThu Jul 12, 2018 8:26 pm

Andrew Kolakowski wrote:
Micha Clazing wrote:Not necessary. With Resolve all output frames are generated on the GPU so they can simply be DMA'd to the Decklink and no roundtrip to system memory is required. I'm pretty sure it is already implemented this way.

Yes, maybe this is possible, but it's not obvious in case of "standard" BM card. It should be possible with bespoke solution though.

On the contrary, bus mastering has very much been the standard since the mid nineties. It's what made it possible for Macs and Amigas to work with real-time video on relatively paltry specs.

When you use the Blackmagic Decklink SDK, you can define a custom allocator, which allows you to use preallocated GPU resources. When you pass these to the Decklink driver, it will perform a DMA scatter gather operation to directly transfer data to/from the Decklink card, without touching system memory. That is probably more or less exactly what Resolve does when you select a Decklink card for monitoring from Resolve. Just ask any BMD engineer.
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PostThu Jul 12, 2018 8:32 pm

You can run eGPUs on Thunderbolt 2, you just need the TB3-TB2 adapter and a free script from egpu.io
https://egpu.io/forums/mac-setup/script ... post-39703
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PostThu Jul 12, 2018 8:50 pm

Yes, but means it has to be bespoke solution. How are you going to take current card and "insert" into this box away from host machine? How is it going to talk to GPU? It needs PCI-E link etc. It can be done, but then it's bespoke solution with custom design.
In case of "standard card" you could simply connect box over 2nd TB3 port (I assume this is possible) and have it seated into standard PCI-E port which would go to host (but then data travels to host and back, which ideally you would like to avoid).
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PostThu Jul 12, 2018 9:26 pm

It may be simply not worth it for Resolve. Resolve has to push 32bit float frames to GPU over TB2, so this is not going to work very well in case of 4K+. GPUs may not need whole x16 PCI-E bandwidth all the time, but in the same time TB2 bandwidth is simply to small for universal eGPU support. Even TB3 is bit to small for "perfect" case. You probably need x8 PCI-E gen3 and TB3 is only x4.
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PostThu Jul 12, 2018 10:03 pm

Andrew Kolakowski wrote:It may be simply not worth it for Resolve. Resolve has to push 32bit float frames to GPU over TB2, so this is not going to work very well in case of 4K+. GPUs may not need whole x16 PCI-E bandwidth all the time, but in the same time TB2 bandwidth is simply to small for universal eGPU support. Even TB3 is bit to small for "perfect" case. You probably need x8 PCI-E gen3 and TB3 is only x4.



Agreed. This is a way under-powered piece of hardware will not nearly the RAM needed for 4K workflows. IMO. Its like a $700 Macbook life extension box.
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PostThu Jul 12, 2018 10:04 pm

Andrew Kolakowski wrote:Yes, but means it has to be bespoke solution. How are you going to take current card and "insert" into this box away from host machine? How is it going to talk to GPU? It needs PCI-E link etc. It can be done, but then it's bespoke solution with custom design.

If by "bespoke solution", you mean a PLX bridge chip to add a second PCI-e interface to the enclosure (which it likely already contains, since it also has TB3 downstream ports), and have a Decklink Mini Monitor integrated on the PCB, then yes. That kind of bespoke. That's why it's a BMD product; you would expect features targeted specifically at Resolve users.

If by "bespoke solution" you mean anything else, then no. Bus mastering PCI-e devices are peers, and so are fundamentally different from say, USB devices. You can transfer data between two devices without round tripping through the host. This is all standard topology, nothing bespoke about it. BMD controls the hardware design and maintains the Decklink driver, so this can all be supported trivially without any special support from anyone else.
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PostThu Jul 12, 2018 10:20 pm

I don't see the purpose of this device. No one can grade properly on a laptop screen unless hooked to other monitors. This device isn't portable to lug around so it's for desk work only. Maybe could be used on a DIT cart?

I guess it's just for people that don't have expensive workstation and only a laptop.
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Micha Clazing wrote:
Andrew Kolakowski wrote:Yes, but means it has to be bespoke solution. How are you going to take current card and "insert" into this box away from host machine? How is it going to talk to GPU? It needs PCI-E link etc. It can be done, but then it's bespoke solution with custom design.

If by "bespoke solution", you mean a PLX bridge chip to add a second PCI-e interface to the enclosure (which it likely already contains, since it also has TB3 downstream ports), and have a Decklink Mini Monitor integrated on the PCB, then yes. That kind of bespoke. That's why it's a BMD product; you would expect features targeted specifically at Resolve users.

If by "bespoke solution" you mean anything else, then no. Bus mastering PCI-e devices are peers, and so are fundamentally different from say, USB devices. You can transfer data between two devices without round tripping through the host. This is all standard topology, nothing bespoke about it. BMD controls the hardware design and maintains the Decklink driver, so this can all be supported trivially without any special support from anyone else.


1st option. In this case it would be more attractive box which would serve 2 needs: give GPU power and also allow for accurate monitoring. It probably could be done at not that high additional cost.
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PostFri Jul 13, 2018 12:54 am

Personally, I'm interested. Here's why...

I've been researching the fast-developing eGPU world, because I ONLY want a laptop, but I want to be able to crunch serious data when I need to.

First off, I should say I am (like most here) DEFINITELY a "power user". I use Resolve Studio, I'm coloring 4K files, with noise reduction, as well as RAW 1080p files. I also use Photoshop and After Effects a ton, and FCPX for its crazy fast transcoding abilities.

But I only want a laptop, because I bring my computer to work every day, plop it on my edit desk, next to my edit workstation. When I come home, I want to plug it into my 4K monitor and use it as a desktop (I've done the whole "have both a desktop and a laptop" thing, and it drives me crazy having to keep everything synced, media, project files, render files, etc. etc. etc.) I want to plug and play immediately.

So, an eGPU is the perfect solution. I come home, plug my one cable in that leads to the eGPU (which in turn leads to the monitor), and now I have a beastly rendering/playback station straight out of my laptop.

So, that said, how is this as an eGPU? I'll say this... it's $200 bucks more than an Aorus Gaming Box, which is the most popular eGPU currently. The Aorus is a small form-factor case with an RX580 inside(or 1080 Ti if you want, but no native Mac control). People like the Aorus, but it's still kind of big-ish, and NOISY. So the new Blackmagic one is much smaller, and supposed to be much quieter (we'll see). But it's obviously also been tested with Resolve, and with MacOS Mojave. So, it's in the ballpark price wise, and has some supposed benefits that may be worth that $200...

Now, compared to the Razer Core X + a RX580, the Blackmagic is WAY smaller, around the same price... but you can't swap out cards, so it's not as future proof. But the Razer Core X is MASSIVE, so...

Anyway, as an educated eGPU buyer, I'd say this is an interesting offering.
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Re: Blackmagic eGPU

PostFri Jul 13, 2018 2:56 am

Brad Hurley wrote:
Andrew Kolakowski wrote:To bo honest- I don't really get why it has to be so nicely designed.


Because it's for Mac users. There's a long history of third-party products being designed to look good with Macs (same materials, colors, etc.). Plenty of us Mac users don't care how our computers look and could care less about appearances, but plenty of others are into the design and want everything to look consistent.


This. I compare Apple to a tuxedo company vs columbia jackets (PC market). The Columbia Jacket is better overall, keeps you warm, gives you a lot of pockets, looks nice, etc. While the tuxedo doesn’t keep you warm, doesn’t have any pockets, gives less options overall, but dang, does this suit look good! You feel like your James Bond just wearing it, and feels like it was tailed to your body to perfection. People see you and are like “Screw you and your $2000 suit! I got a Columbia Jacket....”

With Apple, your not just buying a computer, your also buying art for people to see. Like a statue on your desk. Thus why assesories try to match up, and blend in.
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PostFri Jul 13, 2018 6:28 am

to BMD : why my post is on post produzione section ? i posted it on resolve forum. so why u move it ?
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PostSat Jul 14, 2018 12:25 am

Unboxing photos. This guy's gonna tear it down this weekend...
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PostSat Jul 14, 2018 9:03 am

Greg Lee wrote:Unboxing photos. This guy's gonna tear it down this weekend...
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Re: Blackmagic eGPU

PostSat Jul 14, 2018 9:45 am

Passive cooling?
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Re: Blackmagic eGPU

PostSun Jul 15, 2018 3:38 am

Hard to believe this is bigger than the new Mac Pro for a relatively modest GPU. All about airflow.


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PostSun Jul 15, 2018 4:15 am

Considering the amount of power it's just another proof how bad the cooling of the nMP is…

BTW, they clearly state it is active cooling: "this allows the variable speed fan to run more slow".
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Re: Blackmagic eGPU

PostSun Jul 15, 2018 10:33 am

Would this actually work with a Mac Pro, though (the trashcan model shown in the photos above)? The MacPro only has Thunderbolt 2, and while you can use an adapter to connect to TB3 devices I wonder if the bandwidth of TB2 is high enough to be worthwhile for eGPU applications?
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Re: Blackmagic eGPU

PostSun Jul 15, 2018 11:00 am

Read FAQ. TB2 is rather to slow for GPUs.
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Re: Blackmagic eGPU

PostSun Jul 15, 2018 11:01 am

Uli Plank wrote:Considering the amount of power it's just another proof how bad the cooling of the nMP is…

BTW, they clearly state it is active cooling: "this allows the variable speed fan to run more slow".


So fan is at the bottom? Looks like Mac Pro based design.
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Re: Blackmagic eGPU

PostSun Jul 15, 2018 12:26 pm

Also, based on this:

https://egpu.io/forums/thunderbolt-encl ... post-39937

both GPU and memory are underclocked (10,15%) against gaming cards with the same GPU.
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Re: Blackmagic eGPU

PostSun Jul 15, 2018 4:28 pm

Does the egpu support HDR?
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